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sumac

/soo-mak, shoo-/US // ˈsu mæk, ˈʃu- //

苏木,苏门答腊,苏梅,苏木香

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
    • : a preparation of the dried and powdered leaves, bark, etc., of certain species of Rhus, especially R. coriaria of southern Europe, used especially in tanning.
    • : the wood of these trees.

Examples

  • Shredded halloumi, fresh herbs, crunchy nuts and citrusy touches from lemon and sumac make this aromatic dish a simple, tasty weeknight winner.

  • Ground sumac is available at Middle Eastern markets and spice shops, as well as some Whole Foods Markets.

  • The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.

  • Mary rose from the stone by this roadway, where she had been sitting beneath a solitary sumac.

  • From the smooth sumac they reap a harvest in midsummer, and in March they get a good grist of pollen from the skunk-cabbage.

  • All the colors of autumn were at their height, and gorgeous plots of maple thicket and sumac burned against the brown and green.

  • Also spelt Sumac and Shumac, and always pronounced like the latter.